Press Releases

Montana Court Blocks State from Refusing to Correct Sex Markers on Transgender People's Birth Certificates and Driver's Licenses

A Montana court granted a preliminary injunction preventing the State of Montana from enforcing policies that bar transgender people from obtaining accurate sex designations on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses.

December 16, 2024

Montana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Families & Doctors, Blocks Ban on Healthcare for Transgender Youth

The Montana Supreme Court ruled that SB 99, a 2023 Montana law that categorically bans life-saving gender-affirming care for transgender youth, is unconstitutional under the Montana state constitution’s privacy clause.

December 11, 2024

Montana Court Blocks New Restrictions on Abortion Clinics

The new restrictions were set to take effect later this month and would have forced multiple clinics to close or stop providing abortion care.

November 15, 2024

ACLU of Montana Statement on Abortion Rights Amendment and State Supreme Court Elections

Voters elected Judge Katherine Bidegaray, who has committed to protect important rights in the Montana Constitution, in addition to passing CI-128, a ballot initiative that will enshrine protections for reproductive freedom in the state constitution.

November 6, 2024

In Win For Montanans, Montana Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Restrictions Blocked While Cases Proceed

This ruling prevents bans on forms of procedural and medication abortions and restrictions on Medicaid patients’ access to abortions from taking effect.

October 9, 2024

Abortion Providers ask Montana Court to Block New Restrictions on Clinics

The new rules are scheduled to take effect in November, 2024, and would make abortion harder to provide and access in Montana

October 8, 2024